HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 99 



Female. Deep black, elliptical, stout, pilose above, somewhat allied 

 to R. Rolandri in structure. Head small, triangular. Eyes not prominent. 

 Rostrum extending to the middle coxae. Antennae rather stout, about half 

 the length of the body ; first joint shorter than the head ; second much 

 loDger than the first; third and fourth much broader than the second ; third 

 as long as the second; fourth a little longer than the third. Prothorax 

 convex, a little narrower in front, with a distinct middle transverse furrow. 

 Legs moderately long and slender; fore femora slightly incrassated. Wings 

 extending to the tip of the abdomen. Corium of the fore wings with a pale 

 yellow round subapical spot. Hind wings white. Length of the body 

 3 lines. 



a. Silhet. Presented by J. C. Bowriug, Esq. 



156. Rhtparochromus semilucens. 



Fcem. Niger, sat gracilis, fere linearis, dense pilosus ; rostrum coxas 

 inlermedias attingens ; anlennce sat validce, corporis dimidio paullo 

 longiores ; prothorax sulco postico bene delerminalo, lateribus albis 

 subref lexis ; venter ferrugineus, femoribus basi tarsisque luteis his 

 apice nigris ; corium dimidio basali teslaceum nigro lineatum, macula 

 subapicali alba ; membrana diaphana, basifusca. 



Female. Black, rather slender, nearly linear, thickly pilose. Head 

 small, triangular, acute in front. Eyes slightly prominent. Rostrum 

 extending to the middle coxae. Antennae rather stout, a little more than 

 half the length of the body ; first joint short; second and third of equal 

 length ; fourth longer than the third. Prothorax a little narrower in front ; 

 sides white and sligbtly reflexed ; a well-defiued transverse furrow near the 

 hind border. Abdomen ferruginous beneath. Legs slender, moderately 

 long; coxae luteous ; femora luteous towards the base ; tarsi luteous, with 

 blackish tips. Wings extending to the tip of the abdomen. Corium of 

 the fore wings testaceous and with black lines for half the length from the 

 base, a while transverse spot near the lip; membrane pellucid, brown 

 towards the base. Length of the body 2h lines. 



The left antennae of fhe]specimen described has only three joints; the 

 second and third are equal in length to the second, third and fourth of the 

 right antenna. In structure il resembles the group Peritrechus. 



a. North Hindostan. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



157. Rhyparociiromus extremus. 



Fcem. Niger, longi-elliplicus ; caput panuin, lobo intermedin carinalo 



apice fulvo; prothorax fire planus, margins antico lateribusqut 



ferrugineis ; pedes sal validly tibiii tarsisque fulvii, Mil spinosis; 



corium testacco venosum et punctalum ; membrana fuscescenle cinerea, 



transverse venosa. 



Female. Black, finely punctured, elongate-elliptical. Head small, 

 nearly triangular; middle lobe forming a very Blight keel, tawny at the tip. 

 Eyes not prominent. Rostrum tawny, extending to the middle coxa'. 

 Antenna; mutilated in the specimen described. Prothorax nearly Hat, 



narrower in front, with a smooth callus mi each side near ibe fore border, 

 which like the sides is ferruginous. Legs rather stout, moderately long; 



